Autochthonous Cryptosporidium cuniculus infection in Spain: First report in a symptomatic paediatric patient from Madrid

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Oct;34(8):532-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.11.012. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

Authors

Rocío Martínez-Ruiz¹, Aida de Lucio², Isabel Fuentes², David Carmena³

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology Service, University Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
² Parasitology Service, National Centre for Microbiology, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
³ Parasitology Service, National Centre for Microbiology, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: dacarmena@isciii.es.

PMID: 26774255
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.11.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Child
Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology*
Cryptosporidium / classification
Cryptosporidium / genetics
Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification
DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification
Feces / parasitology
Female
Humans
Spain / epidemiology

Substances

DNA, Protozoan